The acrps is an international conference and the worldwide largest of its kind specifically on the subject of a.c. rail power supply. Every two years since 2003 this conference has regularly attracted more than 500 experts from railway companies, infrastructure managers, consulting companies and authorities from Europe and beyond in Leipzig (DE). The conference, attended by both decision makers and technical experts, provides both the information about new industrie trends as well as providing a forum for the exchange information among experts.

Topics of the acrps 2025 conference will be

• Rail power supply and conversion
• Effective use of energy
• Interaction vehicles/infrastructure
• Integration of renewable energy sorces
• SCADA (protection and control)
• New developments in overhead contact lines
• Charging infrastructure for BEMUs
• Earthing and the return circuit, EMC
• Interaction of a.c. and d.c. railways
• Standardization and regulations
• Railway projects

both for railways with AC 15 kV 16,7 Hz and AC 25 kV 50 Hz.

The conference program will be complemented by a panel discussion.
The event will be held as a hybrid event (on-site and virtual) to enable interested international experts to participate.

Registration is only possible via www.acrps.org.

The registration becomes binding when the organizer sends the confirmation of participation with invoice and the fee is paid.

Face-to-face participation:

• Early bird price (booking by 30 September 2024): 500 EUR
• Standard price: 575 EUR
• Late booking surcharge (from 15 February, 2025): 100 EUR
• Students (with proof): 150 EUR
• Surcharge for payment on site by credit card: 30 EUR

Online participation:

• Standard price: 500 EUR
• Students (with proof): 50 EUR

The price includes

• Only for face-to-face participants: catering on both conference days (drinks, snacks, lunch) as well as participation in the Get Together including dinner and drinks for one person
• Conference documents (partly digital via app)
• digital annual subscription to the magazine eb - Electric Railways

Get Together:

• Conference participants 0 EUR
• Standard price (without conference participation) 80 EUR
• Accompanying person of a conference participant 60 EUR

All prices are exclusive of VAT.
The number of participants is limited. The order of registration applies. 

Technical visit:

On 12 March 2025 a technical visit to the central converter station Dresden-Niedersedlitz will be offered. Registration and information for this visit at www.acrps.org. The fee is 30 EUR. The number of participants is limited. The meeting point is 11:30 CET in the lobby of the hotel, returning to the conference hotel at approximately 18:00.

More information Excursion

Access to the conference is password-protected. The personal access data will be sent in good time before the conference to the e-mail addresses given when registering. The live stream can be accessed in German or English via the conference app. Furthermore, the conference app can be used to put questions to the speakers, communicate with conference participants, download the presentation documents and visit the exhibitors‘ digital stands.

Registration can be cancelled

• free of charge until 31 October 2024
• until 31 December 2024 for a processing fee of 50,00 EUR, exchange with other participants free of charge
• from 1 January 2025, no cancellation is possible, participants can be exchanged for a fee of 30,00 EUR